Newsfix

Video: Escape Your Stress With a Summer Getaway

Feeling stressed? Houstonia has put together a list of Summer Escapes to help you get over that.

06/08/2015

Space City

The Porch Enjoys a Revival

Homeowners are rediscovering the iconic front porch, and all the benefits, social and otherwise, that come along with it.

05/31/2015 Photography by Max Burkhalter and Divya Pande By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Business

Meet Edose Ohen, Donut Tycoon

Glazed, the UH MBA’s donut shop, has taken Houston by storm—and word of his success is spreading.

05/31/2015 Photography by Max Burkhalter By Kayla Stewart

HIV/AIDS

For Gay Men, a Ban on Blood Donation Ends, But a Stigma Remains

There will be blood, but whose?

05/31/2015 By Kayla Stewart

Puppet Master

An Interview with Robert Askins, Hand to God Playwright

The Cypress playwright’s second play recently opened on Broadway.

05/03/2015 By Michael Hardy

Real Estate 2015

Houston Real Estate: Experts Predict What Happens Next

We gathered some of Houston’s real estate legends and asked the question on everybody’s mind—what’s really going on with the housing market?

03/30/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Pets Guide

Into the Wild: Meet 3 of Houston’s Best-Known Exotic Pets

Three Houstonia pets that aren’t cats or dogs: their praises and possible pitfalls

03/09/2015 By Chris Abshire

Humor

Nobody Passes Us in the Population Rankings

San Antonio may be on an annexation binge, but they’ve got nothing on Houston.

03/09/2015 By Michael Hardy

Fajitas on Ice

What’s the Mayor of Reykjavik Doing in Houston?

Stand-up comedian and former mayor Jón Gnarr might just be the next president of Iceland—but for the time being, he’s calling Houston home.

03/09/2015 Photography by Justin Calhoun By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Home-Erotic

(Nude) Pictures at an Exhibition

What began as a Galleria-area woman’s vintage erotica collection has now become a personal museum of prurience.

02/08/2015 By Michael Hardy

Newsfix

Video: Best Houston Spots for Comfort Food

A sneak peek at our February issue, on newsstands now

02/06/2015

Spring Awakening

The Greatest Gymnast in the World Is in Spring

Gymnastics phenom Simone Biles enjoys having a normal life...for a few more minutes.

01/04/2015 By Michael Hardy

Bayougraphy

The Comeback Kid

In Evolution of a Criminal, a bank robber-turned-NYU film student confronts his past.

01/04/2015 By Michael Hardy

Throwing Shade

The Trouble With the Trees

If a tree falls in the forest—on someone, that is—who’s really to blame?

01/04/2015 By Jeff Balke

Trends

Social Media Finally Turns on Itself

The creators of the “Avoid Humans” app use social data in a decidedly anti-social way.

11/30/2014 By Chris Abshire

Behind the Scenes

Meet the Santa Wrangler

With an army of two dozen santas, Bill Wiatrak is master of Yule logistics.

11/25/2014 By Catherine Matusow

Best of Houstonia

Preschool Confidential

Finger painting’s nice, but will it get you into Harvard?

11/03/2014 By Peter Holley

Interview

Talking Nightmares With Amanda Stevens

The celebrated romantic suspense author talks about creating imaginary horrors—and recovering from real life ones.

11/03/2014 By Russell van Kraayenburg

Our Lost Youth

Where Have All the Green Lizards Gone?

It's like Invasion of the Body Snatchers (but with lizards).

11/03/2014 By John Lomax

Best of Houstonia

100 Things Every Houstonian Must Do

Presenting your local bucket list: 100 things that simply must be done if you’re to experience the unique seductiveness that is Houston.

10/29/2014 By Houstonia Staff